![]() ![]() Also among them was the father of Rose Fortune, noted as "Fortune – a free Negro," in the muster roll of Loyalists at Annapolis in June 1784. Among them were men and women of accomplishment, such as preacher David George and schoolteacher Catherine Abernathy, and a significant number of skilled labourers and craftsmen. They came from Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, New York, and New Jersey, as well as parts of New England. By 1784, well over 3000 Black Loyalists had immigrated to Nova Scotia, which included present-day New Brunswick. In addition, a small number of free black people came as Loyalists on an individual basis. Three thousand of them sailed to Nova Scotia between April and November 1783, on both Navy vessels and private transports chartered by the British. Toward the end of the war most of them converged on New York, which was home to British general headquarters. Some of the Black Loyalists provided military service alongside the British Army, while others served in non-military roles. Many enslaved African Americans seized this opportunity to gain their freedom and came over to the British side, as did a much smaller number of already free African Americans. During the war, British authorities in America offered freedom to slaves of rebels who escaped and made their way into British lines. The aftermath of the American War of Independence brought the Black Loyalists to Nova Scotia. The Decline and Disappearance of Slavery, 1793-1812Īfrican Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition.African Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition.Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths.Provincial Archival Development Program. ![]()
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